Lankford and Budd file amendment to block DOJ from reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III

Published January 15, 2026 5:50pm ET



Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) are pushing back against the Trump administration’s move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.

The two Senators submitted an amendment to the three-bill appropriations minibus passed by the House on Jan. 8. Their amendment would block the Trump administration from using the bill’s appropriations to reschedule marijuana.

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